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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWANTREE PARK | Rowantree Park Rowantree Park Rowantree Park The holmfarm Wood |
Mr. William Brown Mr. J Kirkpatrick Mr. Smith Mr. Brown |
031 | [Situation] No. 77 on Trace 5 and 6. & 21 on Trace 2 and 3. About 17 chains E. [East] of Round Hill. Applies to a large Plantation which consists principally of Fir trees excepting a portion in the North end where it is chiefly Forest trees with young fir mixed Not long since this was nearly all forest trees, but cut down & planted with fir trees, The Rowantree better known as mountain ash grows here spontaneously hence the name formerly part of the Capenoch Estate was in a farm called the holm Farm & Rowantree park was part of it but always this was called Rowantree Park from the reason above stated, |
| WHITEFAULD RIG | Whitefauld Rig Whitefauld Rig Whitefauld Rig White Fold Rigg Whitefauld Rigg Whitefauld Rigg |
Estate Plan Mr. Henry Smith Mr. Kirkpatrick Mr. Smith Mr Hyslop Game Keeper of Capenoch |
031 | [Situation] In the N.W. [North West] corner of Penfillan Moor on Trace 5 near Rowantree Park Wood About 17 chains N.E. [North East] of Capenoch Loch. A small elevated Ridge on Penfillan Moor, on which are rocks and a Trigonometrical Station, "Fauld in the Scottish Language Means a Division of a Farm, so denominated because it is manured by folding sheep upon it. See Jamieson's Dictionary. Rig - a ridge, has not the final, g, doubled. See Edinburgh Magazine, & Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language. See Remark Page 39. |
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Parish of Keir -- Sheet Plan 31/5
[Signed] M Donohue
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 29 - Parish of Keir, OS1/10/29
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Keir.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.